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HOUSTON, TX – AUGUST 30: People line up to buy groceries in the Chanelview section of Houston as flood waters began to recede following Hurricane Harvey August 29, 2017 in Houston, Texas. The city of Houston is still experiencing severe flooding in some areas due to the accumulation of historic levels of rainfall, though the storm has moved to the north and east. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

When Congress resumes after its August recess next week, the House will consider a spending bill that includes the $876 million cut to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster relief account, which would pay for roughly half the cost of the down payment on Trump’s ridiculous wall of doom at the U.S.-Mexico border.